- Date
- February 24, 1970
- Place
- Corpus Chrsti, TX · CORPUS CHRSTI, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6233NBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135064
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0651 70/2/24 CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2477 TIME - 1140 N6233N PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 1210 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: HOVERING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SLING LOADING AIRCONDITIONING UNITS TO TOP OF BLDG.PLASTIC SHEETING TORE LOOSE,HIT T/R BLADES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6233N
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N6233N · 2
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